Braulio Rodríguez-Molina
Researcher, Dept. of Organic Chemistry
Ph.D., Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
Braulio's work is based on the design and synthesis of molecular rotors in crystals, co-crystals or embedded in MOFs. He develops those tailored materials and characterize their intramolecular motion by means of solid state NMR, VT X-ray crystallography, hot-stage microscopy and thermal analyses, among other advanced techniques.
Postdoctoral researcher: Alberto Vega-Peñaloza
Ph.D. student: Abraham Colin-Molina
Master's Student: Lizbeth Anaid Rodriguez-Cortes
Undergraduate Students: Dazaet Galicia, Armando Navarro, Ariel Lopez and Jorge Espinosa
Alejandro Dorazco González
Researcher, Dept. of Inorganic Chemistry
Ph.D., National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Alejandro's research deals with molecular recognition for bioanalytes, including new concepts in molecular/ion recognition "host-guest chemistry": (cooperativity between several binding sites, several binding groups in a hydrophobic environment or "smart" sensors), the design of functional metal-organic and coordination polymers for luminescent sensing or capture applications, and the design of chemosensors for bioanalytes and pollutants (small-molecule solvents). His current work also includes Chemosensing based on artificial receptors.
Ph.D. Students: Iván Jonathan Bazany Rodríguez, Luis David Rosales-Vázquez
Master's Students: Maria Karina Salomon-Flores, Magali Lucero Álvarez Hernández, Josue Valdes García, Cinthia Laura Hernández Juárez
Ana Sofía Varela Gasque
Researcher, Institute of Chemistry
Ph.D., Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Ana works in the synthesis and characterization of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and their applications as electrocatalyst for the CO2 electrochemical reduction, with the aim of understanding how the structure and composition of MOFs affects their catalytic activity and selectivity. This knowledge will later be used in the design of novel catalyst materials for the CO2 electrochemical reduction.
Master's Student: Pedro Arturo Herrera Herrera
José Enrique Barquera Lozada
Researcher, Dept. of Physical Chemistry
Ph.D., National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
José Enrique's work deals with a key concept in chemistry, electron delocalization. He uses theoretical and experimental tools to understand how the electronic distribution affects the reactivity and the properties of molecules and materials. Of special interest are large delocalized systems as fullerenes, aromatic nanohoops, metallacycles and carbon organic frameworks (COFs).
Master's Students: Daniela Morales Pumarino, Lydia G. Ledesma Olvera
Edmundo Percastegui
Researcher, Institute of Chemistry
Ph.D., Hidalgo State University, Mexico
e.guzman.percastegui@gmail.com
Edmundo's work deals with the design of self-assembled architectures able to operate in aqueous media for molecular recognition and chemical reactivity. Different transition-metal geometries and well-designed organic building blocks can be combined and spontaneously organized into nano-sized discrete macrocyclic and capsular entities. Besides the development of synthetic strategies, these supramolecular structures also offer the possibility to exploit their inner nano-environments for selective binding of chemicals, stabilization of reactive species, and as platforms to mediate chemical transformations.
Research Leadership
Jorge Peón Peralta
Fernando Cortés Guzmán
Academic Secretary, Institute of Chemistry
Ph.D., National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico